Capri Island shopping spree

Be they owners of one of the luxury yachts moored in the harbor of Capri or back-packers on a budget, big spenders or resolute window shoppers, everybody coming to Capri should take the time to stroll through the historic centers of Capri and Anacapri and pay a visit to the island’s fascinating craft shops, artists’ studios and delicatessens.

Capri’s Via Camerelle is tantamount to fashion addicts heaven, a spectacular open-air catwalk which commences in front of the Grand Hotel Quisisana and concludes at the start of Via Tragara, lined with boutiques in which to admire the extravagant creations of all the world’s greatest clothes and jewelry designers.

Those looking for a special gift for those back home might easily find what they are looking for in one of the local cobblers or tiny haberdashery shops, ideal place where to pick up a pair of made-to-measure sandals or an item of handmade lace or embroidery. Alternatively, visitors can join a tour of one of the laboratories where the island’s flowers are used to produce the most exquisite scents. High on the list of the island’s most popular edible souvenirs, Capri’s Limoncello, a liqueur produced using the island’s delicious lemons, is sold in bottles of every size and shape imaginable and in the form of wickedly delicious liqueur-filled chocolates.